different between chimo vs chiro

English

Etymology 1

From Inuktitut ??? (saimu, “goodbye; peace be with you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?i.mo?/

Interjection

chimo

1. (Canada) hello; goodbye.

Usage notes

• Chimo was introduced in an effort to create a national greeting akin to ciao or aloha. The word was somewhat popular during the Canadian centennial celebrations, but in current use is mostly ironic.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?a?.mo?/

Noun

chimo (plural chimos)

1. (US, prison slang) child molester
   • 2011, S. Beth Lucchese, Vamp in the Mirror: Vampire Romance and Adventure

     I can spot a chimo before he gets the chance to do harm.

Anagrams

• Mochi, mochi, ohmic

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ch?mus, from Ancient Greek ????? (kh?mós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ki.mo/
• Rhymes: -imo
• Hyphenation: chì?mo

Noun

chimo m (plural chimi)

1. (physiology) chyme

English

Etymology

Shortening of chiropractor, chiropractic.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ka?.?o?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ka?.???/
• Homophone: Cairo
• Rhymes: -a????

Noun

chiro (countable and uncountable, plural chiros)

1. (informal, countable) A chiropractor.
2. (informal, uncountable) Chiropractic.

Anagrams

• choir, chori, ichor

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• chiãro

Etymology

From Greek ?????? (kairós).

Noun

chiro m (definite articulation chirolu)

1. time

See also

• etã, vãcãti, zãmani
• oarã

Palauan

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ? (iro, “color”).

Noun

chiro

1. color, dye

   Synonym: bedengel